References

• Recycling rate and materials flow
• Municipality Contacts
• Comprehensive Solid Waste Plan
• Montgomery County Code: Chapter 48. Solid Wastes [how to use]
• Recycling Regulations
• Use It Again Guide to rental, repair, reuse, and donation opportunities

Studies

• 2008 Customer Satisfaction Survey
• Resource Recovery Facility: Studies/Assessments of operations
• Survey of Public Solid Waste Services in the Washington Metropolitan Region - Eleventh Annual Report, Calendar Year 2008 (published December 2009)
• Waste Composition Sampling and Analysis Study, 2008-2009 (PDF, 775 kb)
  • Waste Composition Update, December 2009 (PDF, 155 kb) - data conforms to the County’s Fiscal Year 2009 system-wide tonnage accounting

Budget, Fee and Performance Information

• Solid Waste Charge
• Solid Waste Transfer Station Fee Schedule
• Annual Average Unit Cost Trends, FY 2002 to FY 2011 (PDF, 2 MB)
• FY 2007 Marginal Costs (PDF, 170 kb, 21 pages)

Getting to Chapter 48

• Click on link to Montgomery County's Charter and Code page.

• Click on first link to go to the American Legal Publishing site.

• The "frames" version is easier to use -- click that button.

• In the left navigation area, click the "+" symbol next to "Montgomery County Code."

• Click the "+" symbol next to "Part II. Local Laws, Ordinances, Resolutions, Etc."

• Under the entry for Chapter 12, click the "+" symbol next to the link for "More..." Additional chapters will appear.

• Use the scroll bar to scroll down to "Chapter 48. Solid Wastes".